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berenicecastro

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Tiny animals that drift or swim weakly in the ocean are known by what general name?
 
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Question 2

What is the major ocean current off the U.S. Atlantic coast that runs generally south to north and that carries warm
  tropical water northward?


 
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kaylee05

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Reply #1 on: Jul 21, 2018
Answer to Question 1

Zooplankton.

Answer to Question 2

The Gulf Stream.


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